Sharp County record., 1887-07-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

SIS, 600 to $1,000.
TIE Pope has again changed his mind
and ordered his commissioners to visit
Ireland. His acts are interpreted as an
effort to conciliate England with the gen.
eral policy of the Vatican.
The Berlin VossiSche Zeitung says the
Porte has ordered the Germania Com
pany of Kiel 10 dispatch to Turkey YES
sci with two torpedo catcherS; also nine
torpedo boats. The vessels are required
to be powerful and speedy.
A BODY of police was attacked by mob
on st. Stephens Green, Ireland, on the
2Sth. Stones and other missiles were
thrown at the officers, who, however,
soon dispersed their assailants.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded the contract for furnishing bags
canvas, duck, sheeting, etc., for use In
the transportation and storage of United
States coin during the next fiscal year to
the John Shillito Company OF CINCINNATI.
FIVE THOUSAND invitations were issued
to the city ball at Guild II Ill, London, on
the night of the 2Sth, in honor OF the
Queens jubilee. Most of the foreign
royal visitors were present. The Crown
Princess of Germany was warmly re-
ceived.
SHERIFF GRAY and nineteen deputies
left Pitts burgh for Natronia, Pa, on the
2Sth to evict twenty-four families OF the
striking employees of the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company. No trouble
was anticipated, as the leaders OF the
strike had cautioned the strikers to offer
no resistance.
GEORGE GROSS, train dispatcher for the
Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific at Colona,
ILL.,, was found mile from the depot on
the morning of the 2Sth with bullet
hole in his head. An empty revolver by
his side told the cause of his death. He
was nineteen years of age. Disappoint-
ment in love led to his desperate act.
A FIRE broke out in the roofing paper
manufactory of Tobias New, in New
York, on the 2Sth, and threatened to as
sumo large proportions. Three alarms
were sent out and an extra force of fire
men and engines were summoned to the
spot The loss on the stock and building
is estimated at about 5000 partly
covered by insurance
Hon. WV. M. EvARTs presided at the
Yale alumni meeting on the 2Sth. The
attendance was very large and unus sually
interesting.
RUFUS CUMMINs GARLAND, Of Arkansas,
was one of the graduates at the George
town Cd. C.) college. January, 1852, the
college celebrates its centennial.
DAVID ARMSTRONG, of Jackson, o., had
been appointed receiver Of the Fidelity
National Bank of Cincinnati.
THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the mints during the week ended
June 25 was $500, 296; same period last
year, $3.50, ,6O4, The shipments of fractional
silver coin since June l amounts to s5S2-
1877.
THE body of George D. Morse, we'll
known cattle dealer and soap manufact-
urer, was found in the bay at Toronto,
Ont, on the 2Sth. 1t is supposed that he
accidentally fell into the water.
HARRISON B. MCCREARY, aged forty-six
years, committed suicide at Utica, N T.,
on the 2Sth by Gu utting his throat with
razor. His wife died about three months
ago, since which time he has been very
despondent, and expressed the fear that
he would become insane.
LAFLIN & RAND's powder mill, at
Wayne, N. j., exploded on the 2Sth. In
the drying mill were Charles Tier, aged
forty-five years, and John Caves, who
were instantly killed. August Krouse
was near the mill and has not been seen
since. He is oubtedly killed. Several
others were injured.
THE Comptroller of the Currency author
izes the following banks to commence
business: Merchants National, Clinton,
Ia, capital, 100000; Citizens National,
Kingman, Kas., $4,000; Lockwood Ma
tional, San Antonio, Tex, 100000
Mr.. VIM. M. MURPHY, Nationalist, mem
ber of Parliament, has commenced pro
ceedings against the Captain OF ID. M. 3.
Shannon for seizing his yacht in Bantry
bay because she carried green flag.
TIE grand jury at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 2Sth, took up the Panhandle railroad
robbery cases left over from last term,
and returned true bills for larceny and
receiving stolen goods against eighteen
employees of the road.
JOHN LAIDLow and d.. Robert N. Mills,
of Elmira, N. Y, were arraigned at
Binghamton on the 2Sth before Commits
sioner Hall on a charge of defrauding the
Pension Ofico out of 1900. Their tool
was blind man at E.mira They were
committed.
AMONG the successful candidates in the
May examinations who have been ap-
pointed naval cadets from the date of
their examination are the following from
Illinois: Charles Ruff Emerich, Tenth
district; E lwarI Trickle, Seventh dis
trict; Adelbert Althouse Sixth district,
and Lucien Greathouse, Eighteenth dis
trict.
A DRUNKEN man named Allen, attacked
Marshal Dougherty, of Auburn, Neb., on
the 2Sth with knife, the blade penetrat-
ing the top of the head several inches and
breaking, from the effects of which it is
impossible for him to recover. Allen was
run down, and is reported to be in crit
zeal condition from rough usage by infuri-
ated citizens.
Mr.. PHELPS, the United States Minister
at London, dined with the Queen on the
2Sth Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps, Secretary and
Mrs White, Mr. and Mrs. Blaine and their
daughters, Colonel and Mrs. John Hay
and other Americans were invited to the
Queens garden party at Buckingham
palace on the Both.
HARVARD and Yale Colleges held their
commencements on the Goth.
ANOTHER squad of ''conspirators" have
been sentenced to death in Russia.
WALL street has it that Jay Gould has
secured control of Manhattan Elevated
railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio Tele-
graph.
THE French Government realizes tina